Quotes About Photography

I think things are going to go right for me again. I'm not old. I'm old enough, but I photograph young, thank God, and I still have a public. I still get fan mail.

It's more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera

There is 3 key things for good photography: the camera,lighting and... Photoshop

A photographer is like a writer... you're writing with your lens so make sure you tell a good story.

Photographers mistake the emotion they feel while taking the photo as a judgment that the photograph is good

Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.

I think the 50mm lens is an extremely good discipline lens; it requires you to see in a more refined way, not just tighter.

Bad weather makes for good photography.

Glamour really has to do with good lighting, doesn't it?

It is easy to take good pictures, difficult to take very good pictures, and almost impossible to take great pictures.

There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.

I am a perfectionist. When I take a picture...it's gotta be good.

My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person.

I never take pictures. Skies are much larger in reminiscences and my friends are much better-looking. Photos crop reality into little squares; instead, I have very good binoculars.

You can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there's a big photo opportunity for a really good cause.

But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do.

The photograph isn't good enough. It's not real enough.

I don't care how they think of it. Some of these people are acquiring some very good pictures by a lot of different photographers.

If I am dissatisfied, it's simply because good photos are few and far between. A good photo is a miracle.

Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good photo on slide film.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I like my mug shot. I think I have a really great mug shot. It looks like a magazine shoot.

The great gifts of models are not that they're more beautiful than the next person, it's that they're able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.

My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one is full of clues.